Attachment for drinking-fountains.



G. R. PRATT.

ATTACHMENT FOR DRINKING FOUNTAINS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. I6. 1917.

Patented Mar. 18, 1919..

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

G. R. PRATT.

ATTACHMENT FOR DRINKKNG FOUNTAINS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 16 IQH.

Patented Mar. 18, 1919,

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- GEORGE R. PRATT, OF WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA.

ATTACHMENT FOR nniiiKInG-FouivTAIivs.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE B. PRATT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Williston, in the county of Williams, State of North Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Drinking-Fountains; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.-

This invention relates to attachments for drinking fountains.

The object of the invention is to provide a drinking cup or nozzle which may be carried in folded condition in an owners pocket. There is thereby provided a personal or private nozzle for use at public drinking fountains or at other sources of water supply.

, With the above objects in view, and such others relating to the details of construction, as may hereinafter appear, my invention will now be fully set forth and described,vreference being had to the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of a drinking nozzle or cup constructed according to my invention,

Fig. 2 is a through,

Fig. 3 is a transverse Fig. i'is a side elevation form of the invention,

Fig. 5 is a transverse section therethrough,

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of another form of the invention,

Fig. 7 is a plan view of another form of the invention,

Fig. 8 is a transverse section through the latter, and

Fig. 9 is anelevation, partly broken away of another form of the invention.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 represents a comparatively long tube which is provided at one end with a mouth piece 2, and at its opposite end 18 provided with a cap 3. Longitudinally of the tubel the wall of the latter is broken away for a considerable length between the mouth piece and the cap. The cut-away portion forms a slot 1 which opens into a receptacle formed by a pair of walls .5 formed of tin or other rigid material of like character and tr1 angular end walls 6 of canvas or other flexible longitudinal section theresection,

of a modified Specification of Letters Patent.

Fatented Mar. 18, 1919.

Application filed October 16, 1917. Serial No. 196,932.

material. The walls 5 are suitably hinged or otherwise connected along the edges of the slot 4,.so that they may be folded together with the canvas ends 6 folded therebetween. A flexible cover may be provided, in which case the cup must be apertured to provide a filling opening for the cup.

The water from the cup is fed through the slot 4 to the tube, and it may then be taken from the nozzle 2. In order-to prevent the passage of the water from the nozzle 2 before it is required, and also to permit its passage in'reg'ulated quantity, a valve 7 is placed in the tube 1 behind the nozzle 2 and is normally seated by a spring 8.

Extending rearwardly from the valve body is a wire stem 9 which extends also through the cap 3 and is there provided with a ring 10,.so that the valve body may be retracted from its seat against the action of the spring.

By ineansof the cup as above described, watermay be directly taken from the nozzle of a drinking fountain, or the supply may be. filled into the cup, and then drunk at the users leisure. When the device is not in use, it may be folded and placed in the pocket in any suitable receptacle which may be provided therefor.

In the form shown in Fig. 4, the same form of tube is employed asabove described, but the side members are all formed of flexible material and are triangular in form, so that the cup structure terminates adjacent the nozzle in an apex. The triangular side members and end member are connected by wire frame members 11, which are hinged to a collar 12 around the tube 1 at the apex of the cup structure so that the cup may be folded by swinging the wire members inwardly against the tube 1, and wrapping the flexible material of the sides therearound. Spring members 13 interposed between the frame members 11 and the body of the tube 1 normally throw the latter away from the body into extended position.

As a further modification, a flexible tube section 1 1 may be interposed between the nozzle and the body of the tube, and the top of the cup structure, that is, the small triangular end piece, may be omitted so that the cup may be filled through this open end. Also, in this case, as best shown in Fig. 9, the tube 1 may lie wholly outside of the cup structure, so that while the cup is turned at right angles tothe tube structure, the nozzle may be held in convenient position for drinking, and the valve therein be conveniently manipulated to regulate the flow of,

'16 whose upper corners are joined by means of sectional rods 17. Said sectional rods 17 are formed of equal lengths of wire. pivotally connected at 18 and then transversely joined on their pivotal connections by means of a transverse connecting wire 19. There is thus formed a collapsible rectangular structure whose sides, ends and top are covered with suitable flexible material, such as canvas, rubber or the like. A spring 20 interposed between the bottom 15 and theconnecting wire 19 normally tends to throw the parts into extended position. The tube 1 is provided in the manner above described with the internal structure for regulating the flow of water.

In the form shown in Fig. 7, the tube 1 isidentical with the form above described. Connected to the opposite side of the tube 1 are the resilient side members 21 which are formedof crossed strands 22 of light spring wire covered with webs of canvas, rubber or like. material. The sides 21 are so constructed and the wire strands22 so tempered that they normally tend to roll toward the tube. The ends of the side members 21 are connected bytransverse end webs which complete the cup structure and when extended, provide a conformation which approximates the cup shape shown in Fig. 1. A string or cord 23 is so connected to the edges of the The device which has "been described will obviously provideaverypractical drinking cup or more particularly a drinking nozzle whlch WlllIGllVB the user of the DGCBSSItyOf tothe common public drinking fountain, What I claim as my invention is 1. 'An attachment for drinking fountains, comprising in combination, a tube havinga nozzle at one end, and a longitudinal slot, a collapsible cup structure mounted upon the tube and having said slot located therein, and means for regulating the fiowof'water from the cup structure through thenozzle.

2. An, attachment for drinkin fountains, comprising in-combination, atu e havinga nozzle at one end and. a longitudinal slot formed in its lengtli,side members. fora cup structure pivot-ally secured along the edges of the slot, end pieces connecting the side members, and means for regulating the flow of water from the cupthrough the nozzle. 3. An. attachment for drinkin fountains, comprising in combination, a tuge havinga nozzle at one end and a longitudinal slot formed in its length, side members for a cup structure pivotallysecured along the edges of the slot, end pieces cOnne cting theside using the nozzles or mouth pieces attached members, and a valve located inthe tube between the nozzleand the forward end of slot, for regulating the flow of'watenfrom thecupthroughthe nozzle. 7 u

In testimony whereof, 'I affix mysignature, in the presence of two witnesses.

V V GEORGE R. PRATT; Witnesses:

ROBERT S. GILLLESPIE, .D-, eemv Copies of this patent me;' be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Gommissionerpg Patents, Washington, D. .0 i i 

